CPC H01R 4/66 (2013.01) [C09D 5/08 (2013.01); C09D 5/084 (2013.01); C09D 5/24 (2013.01); H01B 1/24 (2013.01); H01R 13/03 (2013.01); H01R 43/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. An electrical assembly, comprising:
a metallic utility pole having a bottom portion that is buried in the earth, a top portion that is above the earth, and an outer surface;
a water-impermeable electrically-conductive covering applied to the outer surface at the bottom portion and in electrical contact with the earth, wherein the covering comprises a water-impermeable polymeric matrix that protects the metallic utility pole from corrosion, and a particulate carbonaceous material that is dispersed in the polymeric matrix and that allows for the metallic utility pole to be electrically grounded, and wherein the outer surface is fully covered by the covering at the bottom portion to prevent contact of the bottom portion with the earth.
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